Ratings: ‘Empire’ Returns From World Series Hiatus for Another Fox Wednesday Win

Though CBS came dangerously close among total viewers

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Fox's 'Empire'

After a highly unpredictable Tuesday, America returned to some semblance of normalcy last night.

“Empire” and Fox topped primetime once-again, though CBS came dangerously close among total viewers. The hip-hop soap opera was on hiatus last week for the instant-classic World Series Game 7.

Fox was first in ratings with a 2.3 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 7.6 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Lethal Weapon” at 8 p.m. put up a 1.8/6 and 7 million viewers. At 9, “Empire” scored a 2.9/9 and 8.1 million viewers.

ABC was second in ratings with a 1.7/6

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